Chopped Taco Salad Recipe

By Susan52

Ingredients

• 3/4 lb ground beef
• 1 (1 1/4 ounce) packet taco seasoning
• 8 cups romaine lettuce (coarsely chopped)
• 2 large tomatoes (seeded and chopped)
• 1 (2 1/3 ounce) can sliced black olives (drained)
• 1 cup grated Colby-jack cheese
• 1 bag tortilla chips
• Dressing-
• 1 ripe Hass avocado (halved and peeled)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/4 cup plain yogurt
• 1 small garlic clove (minced)
• juice of 1 lime
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro (chopped)
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

Step 1

To make the dressing- place the avocado, olive oil, yogurt, garlic, lime juice, cilantro, buttermilk, salt and pepper into a food processor or blender, blend until smooth. Set aside.

In a large skillet brown the ground beef over medium-high heat. As the beef cooks break it up into chunks with a spatula. Drain off any excess fat. Stir in the taco seasoning. Stir in the tomato sauce and black beans. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 10 minutes.

To assemble the salad- place a layer of tortilla chips onto 4 plates. Divide the lettuce among the 4 plates on top of the tortilla chips. Top with some of the meat mixture, cheese, tomatoes, and olives on each plate. Drizzle the dressing onto the top of the salads.